Managing extremely distal periprosthetic femoral supracondylar fractures of total knee replacements - a new PHILOS-ophy

Figure 1 Radiograph series of patient A. A: Anteroposterior and lateral injury radiographs; B: Templated anteroposterior radiograph showing proposed position of implant; C: Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs with PHILOS plate image superimposed to show orientation of screws; D: Post-operative radiographs at 6 mo with orientation of screws behind the femoral component shown in red; E: Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs at 19 mo post-op.

Figure 2 Radiograph series of patient B. A: Anteroposterior and lateral injury radiographs; B: Templated anteroposterior radiograph showing proposed position of implant; C: Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs with PHILOS plate image superimposed to show orientation of screws; D: Post-operative radiographs at 5 mo with orientation of screws behind the femoral component shown in red; E: Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs at 16 mo post-op.